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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1966
Page
12
The text details horn fly control for beef cattle with sprays and backrubbers, including mixing rates for various insecticides and an oil-based backrubber formula. It also covers silage crop harvest stages, cutting length, and stubble practices to optimize packing and nutrition, plus safety boating tips and a TV guide listing.
A collage of ads and notices listing items for sale and rent, farm equipment and livestock wanted to buy, horses and ponies for sale, stray items like furniture and ant iques, housing rentals, and service requests scattered across Decatur and surrounding areas. Listings include 1957 Chev, 1960 Windsor Chrysler, Shetland pony, walking mare, turkeys, cows, and real estate. contact numbers for local towns such as Falkville Plainview Arab Decatur and Neel community.
National Council of Farmer Co operatives warns the public tolerates price hikes from nonfarm services but grows concerned when farm prices push retail costs. Kenneth D. Maden presented the view to President Johnson's advisory commission on food and fiber. U S meat imports rose 37 percent in four months vs 1965, with beef and veal up to 237 million pounds. Cattle imports climbed from 227000 to 388000 head.
A compact listing of answers for News Quiz Parts I II and III plus a symbol quiz. Part I gives selections 1 through 5 as 1-c 2-b 3-b 4a 5-a. Part II shows 1-b 2-d 3-e 4-a 5-c. Part III lists I-d 2-c 3-e 4-a 5-b and the SYMBOL QUIZ provides 1-C 2-E 3-1 4-G 5-D 6-A 7-H 8-F 9-J 10-B.
The writer notes dry lawns and a warm hobby with cardinals feeding on sunflower seeds. A cedar aged near 400 years and a large white oak frame views as cardinals learn new food. Martins leave nests. mosquitoes vanish as the flock soars over Bethel and Show Bluff Hollow in Bethel, northern Alabama and southern Tennessee.
For the second week in a row the Agriculture Department rejected bids on butter offered for the school lunch program as prices bid were above market level. Officials announced they would call for new bids this weekend.
The Agriculture Department grants grazing and hay cutting rights on land retired from farm production under crop adjustment pay programs. So far two Idaho counties nine New Mexico counties and six Nebraska counties are included. Reports from harvest areas suggest major grain price control may shift to farmers this year as early sales of new crop wheat slow while prices are anticipated to rise.
A Santa Monica reader urges scrutiny of U S Department of Agriculture payments to tobacco growers criticizing the policy as inconsistent with public health efforts. The letter suggests removing support prices could shift farmers toward growing food for global need.
Report from News Agency notes winter wheat harvest delays and reduced rural incomes due to drought and disrupted sowing. Army volunteers under Mao Tse-tung boost gathering as Formosan banana shipments rise from 12 to 15 million baskets, while asparagus export outperforms mushrooms amid new trade controls and rising agricultural aid.
The agent notes cotton recently began to grow and looks promising but pests appear. Farmers report starting boll weevil control programs and are urged to monitor fields closely. The county faces a short crop this year, so weevils and worms must not take any of the yield.
US output for January to April 1966 fell more than 4 percent from 1965, yet Alabama posted an increase. The milk supply declines urge dairy effort to maximize efficiency as farmers build more silos to improve feed for their cows.
The horn fly is the leading livestock pest locally. Over the next three to five months it will infest hundreds of cattle on backs and bellies. These bloodsuckers can reduce daily weight gain and milk production, with potential losses of up to twenty percent. The horn fly life cycle lasts ten to twelve days with eggs laid in fresh manure.
A list shows multiple radio stations with call signs and their listed daytime hours. Entries include WMSL Mutual 1400 WHOS AM 800 WDRM 102.1 MC WHRT 860 WAJF 1490 JOF FM 104.3 MC JMW AM 730 WKAC 1080 and WLCB Moulton 1530 with varied sunrise to sunset or 6 AM to midnight hours.
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